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1、DifferentFamilyConceptsbetweenChinaandUSAAbstract:Inthispaper,bycomparingAmericanandChinesefamilyvalues,makepeoplemorerationalandcomprehensiveunderstandingbetweenChinaandtheUnitedStates,thedifferencebetweentheconceptoffamily.Keywords:Theconceptoffamily;Individualstandard;Individualstandard;Freedom
2、;Fealty中美家庭观念的差异摘要:本文通过把美国与中国的家庭观念进行对比,让人们更理性跟全面了解中美之间的家庭观念的差异。关键词:家庭观念;个人本位;家庭本位;自由;孝顺1.IntroductionInthestructureofsocialsystembetweenChinaandAmerica,haveverydifferentfamilyvalues,whichiscausedbyabasicreasonofsocialandculturaldifferencesbetweenChinaandAmerica.2.TheconceptofChinesefamilyThefounda
3、tionofChina'ssocialstructureinthefamily,Chineselacksthegrouplifeandfamilylife,borrowthefamilyandsocialorganization,ablationbetweenindividualandgroup,soitiscalledthefamily-orientedsociety.ThefamilyinChina'straditionalideasisthebasicunitofthesocietybymarriageandbloodtiestotheparents,childrenandother
4、relativesliveintogether.Chinesecultureadvocates“zunlaoaiyou”,filialpietyparents,peopleinChinaliketoallowtheelderlytoenjoythechildrenaroundthekneewithseveralgenerationsofthehappinessofafamilyunion.Chineselikeextendedfamilyandnowalotofpeopleespeciallymenandtheelderlyaremorelikelytoformthebackboneoft
5、hefamilyandtoasthehighestrealmoffilialpiety,whichfullyreflectstheChinesefamilydepartmentalism,betweenpeople,especiallybetweenfamilymembersclosely,everyoneisahabitweliveinahouse,shareofthingsathome,includinghomespace,familyfun,familiesinChinawhichiscomparedtothefamilygrouplivingspaceratherthanperso
6、nalprivatespace.ButalsointheChinesetraditionalfamilyvalues,attachgreatimportancetofilialpietytoparents,thinkthisisthechildshoulddo.3.TheFamilyConceptofAmericaThefoundationofWesternsocietyisthatpeople.IntheUnitedStates,thevastmajorityoffamilyisanuclearfamilyconsistsofspousesandminorchildrentheyadvo
7、catepersonalfreedom.ThisfullyembodiestheAmericanindividualismthought.Americansrespectforprivatespace,individualrights,attachimportancetotheworkofeffect.TheUnitedStatesofAmericasocietyisinaccordancewiththeworkofin